ThePrince，whofeltmorehopefulthanhehaddonesincehelefthome，didpreciselyashehadbeenordered。Helefthisattendantsinthehamlet，foundtheroadthefroghaddescribedtohim，andfolloweditallalone，andatlasthearrivedatthegateofthecastle，whichwasevenmoresplendidthanhehadexpected，foritwasbuiltofcrystal，andallitsornamentswereofmassivegold。However，hehadnothoughtstospareforitsbeauty，andquicklyburiedhisgrainofsandintheearth。Inoneinstantthegatesflewopen，andallthedwellersinsidefellsoundasleep。Saphirflewstraighttothestable，andalreadyhadhishandonthefinesthorseitcontained，whenhiseyewascaughtbyasuitofmagnificentharnesshangingupcloseby。Itoccurredtohimdirectlythattheharnessbelongedtothehorse，andwithouteverthinkingofharmforindeedhewhostealsahorsecanhardlybeblamedfortakinghissaddle，hehastilyplaceditontheanimal’sback。Suddenlythepeopleinthecastlebecamebroadawake，andrushedtothestable。TheyflungthemselvesonthePrince，seizedhim，anddraggedhimbeforetheirlord；but，luckilyforthePrince，whocouldonlyfindverylameexcusesforhisconduct，thelordofthecastletookafancytohisface，andlethimdepartwithoutfurtherquestions。
Verysad，andverymuchashamedofhimselfpoorSaphircreptbacktothefountain，wheretheFrogwasawaitinghimwithagoodscolding。
’Whomdoyoutakemefor？’sheexclaimedangrily。’DoyoureallybelievethatitwasjustforthepleasureoftalkingthatIgaveyoutheadviceyouhaveneglectedsoabominably？’
ButthePrincewassodeeplygrieved，andapologisedsoveryhumbly，thataftersometimetheheartofthegoodlittleFrogwassoftened，andshegavehimanothertinylittlegrain，butinsteadofbeingsanditwasnowagrainofgold。Shedirectedhimtodojustashehaddonebefore，withonlythisdifference，thatinsteadofgoingtothestablewhichhadbeentheruinofhishopes，hewastoenterrightintothecastleitself，andtoglideasfastashecoulddownthepassagestillhecametoaroomfilledwithperfume，wherehewouldfindabeautifulmaidenasleeponabed。Hewastowakethemaideninstantlyandcarryheroff，andtobesurenottopayanyheedtowhateverresistanceshemightmake。
ThePrinceobeyedtheFrog’sordersonebyone，andallwentwellforthissecondtimealso。Thegateopened，theinhabitantsfellsoundasleep，andhewalkeddownthepassagetillhefoundthegirlonherbed，exactlyashehadbeentoldhewould。Hewokeher，andbeggedherfirmly，butpolitely，tofollowhimquickly。